Our question was “Does every bag of M&Ms have at least one defect?” To find the answer to our question we opened two bags of M&Ms and looked for any imperfect candies. The second bag was 5.17% of deformed M&Ms but the first had no imperfections. Then we went to a different lab group and recorded the data from one of their bags of M&Ms. Their bag was made up of 5.35% of imperfect M&Ms.In the end we came to the conclusion that not every bag of M&Ms has at least one imperfection.
Hypothesis: An idea that can be tested
Data gathering: After you perform an experiment you must examine the results and collect the information this is called data gathering
Multiple trials: tests that are performed more than once
Variance: measures the amount of space a between numbers in a set
Average: the number that is most like the rest of the numbers
Median: the number in the middle of a set of numbers
Mode: the number that occurs most often in a set of numbers
Histogram- an organized diagram or chart with data that is represented by rectangles and rectangle size.
Pie chart- an organized chart in the shape of a circle. The chart is called a “pie chart” due to its data being organized in triangles, causing the chart to resemble pie slices.
Inference- An assumption of something, a guess at the meaning or answer to one’s question
Members
Sophia L.
Isabel H.
Madison M.
M&M Lab
Our question was “Does every bag of M&Ms have at least one defect?” To find the answer to our question we opened two bags of M&Ms and looked for any imperfect candies. The second bag was 5.17% of deformed M&Ms but the first had no imperfections. Then we went to a different lab group and recorded the data from one of their bags of M&Ms. Their bag was made up of 5.35% of imperfect M&Ms.In the end we came to the conclusion that not every bag of M&Ms has at least one imperfection.
Hypothesis: An idea that can be tested
Data gathering: After you perform an experiment you must examine the results and collect the information this is called data gathering
Multiple trials: tests that are performed more than once
Variance: measures the amount of space a between numbers in a set
Average: the number that is most like the rest of the numbers
Median: the number in the middle of a set of numbers
Mode: the number that occurs most often in a set of numbers
Histogram- an organized diagram or chart with data that is represented by rectangles and rectangle size.
Pie chart- an organized chart in the shape of a circle. The chart is called a “pie chart” due to its data being organized in triangles, causing the chart to resemble pie slices.
Inference- An assumption of something, a guess at the meaning or answer to one’s question